About 60 percent of Toronto’s nonprofit child care centers opted into the federal government’s $10-a-day program before the Sept. 1 deadline, but uptake among for-profit centers has slowed. lagged behind. The most recent data reveals that 535 of the approximately 1,000 licensed operators in Toronto applied to participate in the program as of last week, […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports MMA “My time has come to put the gloves down for good. I’m so thankful for this sport and every person I’ve been able to meet along the way.” — Rory MacDonald Author of the article: Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press Neil Davidson Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, who fought […]

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About 60 percent of Toronto’s nonprofit child care centers opted into the federal government’s $10-a-day program before the Sept. 1 deadline, but uptake among for-profit centers has slowed. lagged behind. The most recent data reveals that 535 of the approximately 1,000 licensed operators in Toronto applied to participate in the program as of last week, […]

Investigators in Saint John have found more human remains in the same area where skeletal remains were discovered a couple of days before. Friday evening, a hiker reported what he believed to be human remains in a densely wooded area between Lakewood Heights and Golden Grove Road. Saint John Police Force spokesperson Staff Sgt. Sean […]

Prime Minister Doug Ford will expand his government’s “strong mayor” legislation to other municipalities. Addressing municipal leaders in Ottawa this morning, on the first full day of events at the Ontario Association of Municipalities Conference, the premier said he would expand the new powers beyond Toronto and Ottawa. More than 1,700 officials representing municipalities and […]

Premier Doug Ford promises the province’s municipal leaders that his powers will “be expanded” under the new strong mayor authority for Toronto and Ottawa. Speaking at the Ontario Association of Municipalities conference in Ottawa, Ford touted his bill that is designed to speed up housing construction in the province’s two largest cities. “Like most of […]

Amber Morley is once again knocking on doors in Etobicoke-Lakeshore working to replace Mark Grimes, the longtime city councilman who beat out Morley in 2018 with a big push from Mayor John Tory. But knowing the huge advantage incumbent politicians enjoy, Morley keeps his expectations in check as he does everything he can to win […]

A pivotal event in Canadian history took place 80 years ago this week, and an organization focused on preserving Canada’s Second World War history has found a unique way to remember it. On Aug. 19, 1942, more than 800 Canadians were killed in the Dieppe Raid — considered the country’s “darkest day” during the war. […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics are calling “Don’t Say Gay,” and some teachers worry that family photos on their desks can get them in trouble. . as students back from summer vacationEducators are cautiously adjusting and waiting to see […]

Kyiv, Ukraine – At least three Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 others wounded in the latest artillery shelling by the Russian army, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of two provinces that make up the industrial heartland of the Donbas country that has been the focus of a Russian […]

British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country “shows signs of slowing” but that it’s still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained. In a statement on Monday, the Health Security Agency said authorities are reporting about 29 new monkeypox infections every day, compared to about 52 cases a day […]

Plans by followers of leading Canadian QAnon figure Romana Didulo to arrest Peterborough police officers led to the arrest of two of their own on Saturday. Didulo, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada,” arrived in the city in a crowd-funded RV on Saturday along with a group of 30 individuals. Didulo for months has called for […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The co-founders of baby formula startup ByHeart began working on their product long before the current shortage that has unsettled many American parents. It took six years for Ron Belldegrun and his sister Mia Funt to research, test and gain regulatory approval for their company’s formula. When the Pennsylvania-based company launched in […]

Bill 3, the Building Homes for Strong Mayors Act, proposes a radical change in local government in Toronto and Ottawa, which risks ending meaningful democratic local government in these two cities. The legislation gives the mayor, regardless of who that person is, the power to do almost everything, from preparing and approving the budget to […]

Seoul, South Korea – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday offered “bold” economic assistance to North Korea if it abandons its nuclear weapons program, while avoiding harsh criticism of the North days after it threatened “deadly” retaliation. for an outbreak of COVID-19 that he blames on North Korea. South. In a speech celebrating […]

Conservation advocates and experts are concerned a proposal for a Calgary-to-Banff passenger train is chugging along without addressing some key environmental issues in and around the national park. Liricon Capital Inc., the lead private-sector proponent, is touting it as a hydrogen-powered transportation solution with lower greenhouse gas emissions than driving. The company says it has […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and nearly 20 others wounded in the latest artillery shelling by the Russian army, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of two provinces that make up the industrial heartland of the Donbas country that has been the focus of […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists There’s no one right way to manage money and no perfect system. Do your research and then get started. It’s the easiest way to learn what works best for you. There are countless apps, programs, tools, experts, bloggers, and online resources you will get excited about once you start looking. Resist […]

The recent successful rescue of two miners trapped in a mine in the Dominican Republic for more than a week was made possible thanks to the support of the international community, including direct assistance from the Royal Canadian Air Force, according to the company’s president at the center. of the incident Paul Marinko, head of […]

Quebec’s new language law has dozens of municipalities in the province shoring up their bilingual status, and few are considering giving up the right to serve their citizens in both English and French. Nearly 90 cities, towns, or boroughs in Quebec are considered officially bilingual, a designation that allows them to offer services, signage, and […]

The Toronto family of four-year-old Michael Pirovolakis, the only child in Canada diagnosed with spastic paraplegia type 50, otherwise known as SPG50, has raised $3 million for gene therapy for their son. “This could change his life. It can make him so much better,” said Terry Pirovolakis, Michael’s father. The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are set to sign a green energy deal later this month in Newfoundland that could prove critical to Canada’s nascent hydrogen industry. The German government released a statement on Friday confirming the deal will be signed on August 23 in Stephenville, where a Newfoundland-based company plans […]

Polio, a deadly disease that used to paralyze tens of thousands of children each year, is spreading in London, New York and Jerusalem for the first time in decades, spurring recovery vaccination campaigns. FEARFUL DISEASE Polio terrified parents all over the world during the first half of the 20th century. It mainly affects children under […]

Drip, drip, drip. I watch the saline flow through the plastic tubing into my arm. The baby gives a reassuring kick just before another contraction hits. There is concern for possible placenta accreta, a condition where the placenta, instead of implanting nicely against the uterine wall, sends its tendrils deep into the uterus like a […]

Taipei, Taiwan – China announced more military exercises in Taiwan as the autonomous island’s president met with members of a new US congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington just days after a similar visit by the president of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, angered China. Pelosi […]

When Yap Boum saw the first headlines this year about the outbreak of a rare disease in several countries, instead of surprise, she felt a sense of déjà vu. Not only had he heard of monkeypox, which had long been endemic in West Africa, including Cameroon, where he resides, but the attention paid to it […]

Ukrainian forces reported heavy Russian shelling and attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of Donetsk that has become a key focus of the near six-month war, but said they had repelled many of the attacks. The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces also reported Russian shelling of more than a dozen […]

Avoid traffic jams before they happen: The Department of Transportation scheduled 42 closures in Durham on August 15 for roadworks on Highway 12, Highway 35/115, Highway 401, Highway 7, Highway 7/12 and the highway 7A. Northbound 12 Freeway between Northbound 7 Freeway interchange and Northbound 48 Freeway interchange: One alternate lane closed from August 15 […]

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday. Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on Aug. 4. She was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after vape […]